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Japanese symbol for “cooperative”

Romaji: kyoudoukumiai
cooperative; association; partnership

In Japanese, cooperative is , read (kyoudoukumiai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n cooperative; association; partnership

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

co-, cooperation
on: キョウ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
same, agree, equal
on: ドウ
kun: おな.じ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
association, braid, plait
on: ソ
kun: く.む、くみ、-ぐみ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
fit, suit, join
on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “cooperative”

WordReadingMeaning
せいきょう seikyouco-op; (consumers') cooperative
せいかつきょうどうくみあい seikatsukyoudoukumiaiconsumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op
きょうりょくてき kyouryokutekicooperative; helpful
きょうちょうてき kyouchoutekicooperative; conciliatory
コーポラティブ kooporatibucooperative; partnership

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きょうりょく kyouryokucooperation; collaboration; help
きょうぎ kyougiconference; consultation; discussion
だきょう dakyoucompromise; giving in
きょうかい kyoukaiassociation; society; organization
きょうてい kyouteiarrangement; pact; agreement
のうきょう noukyouagricultural cooperative
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
ばんぐみ bangumiprogram (e.g. TV); programme
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation

See also: Chinese symbol for “cooperative”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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